ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 165850
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| Date: | Monday 13 September 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster AOP.III |
| Owner/operator: | 651 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MZ128 |
| MSN: | 263 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Potenza North, Basilicata -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Potenza, Italy |
Delivered to 47 MU RAF sealand. Cheshire on 27/02/43 for shipment to North Africa aboard SS 'J-108'. MZ128 is known to have operated with 'C' Flight, 651 Squadron, RAF, when, on 13/9/43 it crashed on landing while its pilot, a Capt. McNinch was carrying out a recce for suitable landing-grounds at Potenza North, Basilicata, Italy. MZ128 was written-off and temporarily replaced by Auster AOP.1 LB265.
However, according to some sources, MZ128 was only belatedly struck off charge 23/09/47 (presumably after a post-war census)
Sources:
1. Mike Draper, Auster Quarterly Vol 1 No 4 Winter/Spring 1976
2. http://austerhg.org/prod_list/pages.php?page=150
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potenza
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2014 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Nov-2014 07:07 | Glock G19 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Nov-2018 18:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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